Việt Nam News

The HCM City Economic Forum 2022, which opened on Friday discussed policy mechanisms, challenges and solutions in boosting digital transformation and improving business competitiveness.

Markets plunged on Friday, reversing the morning course as rising selling force weigh on the general sentiment.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee has agreed to extend a pilot resolution on bad debt settlement until the end of 2023 instead of this year.

Việt Nam has among the lowest costs of doing business in its neighbourhood, with only Cambodia and Myanmar being cheaper, business transformation consultancy TMX has said in a report.

After strong growth in 2021, securities companies have set mixed earning targets this year.

The Vietnamese Government was giving priority to promoting green agriculture, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Develop Phùng Đức Tiến said, stressing the important role of the private sector in reducing carbon emissions and enhancing climate change adaptation.

The export of tra fish (pangasius) has been reviving strongly since the beginning of the year, driven by significant increases in prices and demand.

The second Vietnam Furniture Matching Week began in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City on April 13, and a series of online and offline activities has been lined up until April 20 to bring together Vietnamese manufacturers and foreign buyers.

In its latest macro-economic report “Việt Nam – Recovery to gain momentum in Quarter 2”, Standard Chartered Bank maintains its 2022 GDP growth forecast for Việt Nam at 6.7 per cent, as the recent bounce in economic indicators have become more broad.

The visit on Wednesday was an opportunity for the ambassador to witness the signing of a joint statement between Blackstone Minerals and Sơn La PPC, in which Blackstone Minerals commits to sustainable mining and a deepening of their investment in nickel mining projects in the province.

The Việt Nam-ASIA DX Summit 2022 will be held on May 24 and 25 with the theme "Synergizing The Digital Transformation".

Stronger partnership between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in logistics, along with measures to encourage the transfer of technologies between the two sides, will help improve Việt Nam's capacity in the field and contribute to turning Việt Nam into an industrialised, modern country, said Director of the Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) Vũ Bá Phú.

Two decrees on the extension of deadlines for payment of taxes and land rental fees will take effect immediately after the Government’s approval, according to Đặng Ngọc Minh, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance (MoF)’s General Department of Taxation.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái signed Resolution No 54/NQ-CP dated April 12 issuing the Government’s action programme to implement the National Assembly’s resolution on economic restructuring plan for 2021-25.

The Investigation Police Agency has sent a written request to a number of localities to suspend the transfer, purchase and sale of assets and shares under the ownership of former FLC chairman Trịnh Văn Quyết and related persons.

HCM City leaders and officials have held a meeting with some leading Asian corporations to discuss investment programmes that seek to promote the city’s economic and social reconstruction after COVID-19.

Over past years, the agricultural sector in Hà Nội and that of other localities have implemented many solutions to improve the value of farming produce while promoting consumption in domestic and foreign markets

Experts are optimistic about Việt Nam’s trade this year, driven by the enforcement of new-generation free trade agreements, forecasting that the total import-export revenue might hit a record US$700 billion.